Mary Su Stuart

Francois, who was satisfied with his wife, was not in the mood to "investigate" the new gadget in St. James's Palace until noon the next day: the flush toilet.He concluded: "This kind of thing is not eye-catching at all."

Mary's tense face turned red again—it's really eye-catching, didn't you have to try it last night?She sighed helplessly: "The important parts are buried under the ground, which is convenient for water storage and deodorization."

Francois frowned. "It seems that the air...is a bit cleaner."

Mary was a little funny, he obviously didn't smell it.She is also a little sad: she spent a lot of manpower and material resources, even drew the blueprints herself, and only after a lot of effort did she finish the "S" water storage bend/odor valve; the efficiency of this quality of life improvement is really outrageous .

Originally, the first flush toilet in history had to wait for the British aristocrat John Harrington to invent it in 1595, and there were only water tanks and flush valves.It wasn't until 1775 that there was no odor valve available.Mary kind of... has enjoyed the benefits of technology years in advance.

Ahem, the time-traveling women's pursuit of the dignity and quality of going to the toilet is endless.Over the years, she has tinkered with soap holders, scrubbing gauze, ceramic toilets and many other things.Now, she began to miss the modern white porcelain toilet again—it seems that in addition to Chinese products, there are also regions in France that can make porcelain?Seems to be a Louis 14s find... where it's called "Limoges"?

However, even if the Queen of France has ideas in her heart, she has no time to rush to the other side of the strait to send people to investigate.Compared with the second hometown of France, Mary now needs to go back to her first hometown with the King of Scotland.

This time, Boswell was still waiting at the border to welcome them back to Edinburgh.This lord is almost the same as three years ago, full of opinions on His Majesty the king, and slandering——

"When this Francois was crowned in France two years ago, it seemed that he could not control the court at all, allowing others to slander Her Majesty the Queen... This temper is really unreliable; the dignified French king should chop off all those heads and put It would be better to confiscate all the fief titles."

If it were him himself, he would definitely be furious and become a beauty.Boswell thought about it for a while, and felt very regretful.He probably has no chance of being king unless—unless he divorces his wife and marries a queen.

When he could leave the queen's husband aside and talk to the queen herself, Boswell finally couldn't bear it anymore and muttered: "... I heard that in France, only Prince Condé was punished, and that Collini was allowed to have a good time. ? I think we can hurry up and tie them all together and cut them down. Tsk, in fact, they deserved to die two years ago."

Mary looked at his serious expression, a little funny. "It's not a good idea to turn the family upside down by trying to be quick for a while. Besides, Montmorency is standing in the way. The current Duke of Guise is still too young to take over the post of commander in chief of the royal family. "

Seeing Boswell's concerned look, she couldn't help but say a few more words: "We all understand the truth about the legacy of raising tigers. But since the strength is not enough to crush, let's slowly find opportunities."

Boswell was pleased now. "Anyway, those jumping clowns will be defeated sooner or later."

Mary just smiled.Boswell then reported the situation of the local lords and the Edinburgh guards. This, Mary specially pulled Francois to listen together—the French king complied with the "Treaty of Edinburgh" and did not bring French soldiers into Scotland; palace defense is particularly important, and it should be Let him know a lot about it and know what it is.

Boswell said happily: In the past three years, under the deterrence (intimidation) of the powerful guards, Hamilton and Douglas have all restrained a lot; the mother and son of the provocative Countess Lennox also stayed honestly and did not dare to act rashly ——It can be seen that wolves, tigers and leopards are like weak chickens when facing guns; as for the security of Edinburgh, they are strict and cautious, with few mistakes.

Mary looked at him triumphantly, tough and conceited, and couldn't help thinking of Walsingham, the chief candidate for the Minister of Police in her mind.The Englishman's talent is unquestionable.If Boswell and him are in the light and the other in the dark, and cooperate with each other, they will probably be able to achieve the ultimate in security work.

General Boswell finished his duty report, and it was the turn of civil servant Maitland to play.Because she was married to the Queen's servant, Maitland enjoyed a few words of caring, which caused Boswell to roll his eyes.Fortunately, Maitland seemed to be used to it and turned a blind eye, winning a little approval from the monarch and his wife.

Maitland was the first to present financial calculations, and he also gave his colleagues face, saying that his military expenditures were more reasonable.Next, he focused on reporting on several major events that the Queen is particularly concerned about:

For example, the popularization of vaccinia vaccination has gone smoothly in her immediate area; for example, the coverage of potato planting has reached expectations; for example, the investigation of witch-related cases in various places has maintained a low level of conviction.

However, in the past three years, there has been no outbreak of smallpox, so as to test the so-called epidemic prevention effect of cowpox.Although farmers have planted new crops, most of them still have doubts about including them in their regular diet due to several cases of patients who were sickened by eating sprouted potatoes by mistake.Witch extermination and witch hunting activities have been suppressed, but only as a result of coercion, and the root of superstition has not been eradicated.

"It's not bad to have made such progress in such a short period of time." Mary said gratifiedly.

In a sense, Scotland is actually her testing ground.Right now, her "advanced policies" have obviously not caused a financial burden (here I am more grateful for the funding from France), and have not caused obvious social harm; even if the benefits may not be significant, at least it proves that its implementation is not risky and can be further promoted.

Francois listened carefully, pondered slowly, and felt admiration spontaneously—one point for Boswell, three points for Maitland, and the remaining six points for Mary.

Think about it, in a barren and desolate Scotland with a population of less than 70 and a lot of land, the royal family is obviously not rich, but they can maintain a certain amount of armaments to ensure central security and social stability; Hygiene and health...are priceless.

The King of Scotland also hopes to do a lot for Scotland and his dear Mary.

That night Francois found an opportunity.When Mary mutters that "the bathrooms here could be remodeled too", he proposes:

"Why don't we renovate Holyrood Palace?"

Mary was stunned for a moment, then heard him say: "I heard that the Queen Mother always wanted to rebuild the palace... The Holyrood Palace occupies a spacious enough area, and it can be designed to be more comfortable according to your wishes. "

"This is a bit of a waste." Mary shook her head.Good steel should be used on the blade.Since the Mercury Mirror was sold, France's financial situation has improved; but in Mary's vision, it is necessary to reserve sufficient funds to deal with the "religious war" that may or may not happen in the future.Therefore, it is necessary to be frugal and housekeeping.

"It costs more to build the Tuileries." Francois disagreed. "I feel ashamed for treating one more favorably than another."

Uh, that, in fact, Mary felt that the Queen Mother Catherine was sad and pitiful, and she just wanted to comfort her. Besides, the time-traveling girl occasionally has to conform to history. Historically, the Tuileries Palace built by Catherine has always been loved by French monarchs, even Napoleon was no exception. (During the period, Louis XIV planned to build the Palace of Versailles separately).Besides, Mary has seen the blueprints, and the Tuileries Garden under design is as beautiful as it is famous.

"Besides," François put his arms around his wife's waist, "the majestic king, even this little gift is stingy to give to the queen, what do you think?"

The argument of "If you don't spend money for you, you don't love you" floated in Mary's mind for a while.Well, on second thought, let’s follow the trend of history—Holyrood Palace, a wedding gift from James V to Queen Mary, should have been shining in the hands of their daughter, Mary I of Scotland of.Don't just give up on yourself.

"Those laboratories and collections, consider changing places?" Mary said to herself. "Well, perhaps, Edinburgh should build a university."

The University of Edinburgh in real history was built with the permission of James VI and the funding of the Edinburgh City Council. It was completed in 1583-at that time, Mary Stuart had been "deposed" by the lords and imprisoned by Elizabeth in England.Now, Mary thought, just build it earlier.

"Indeed. Your hometown deserves and needs a high-quality college." Francois was eager to please his wife. "It's time to invite experienced French scholars, or even scholars from other regions, such as England, to guide. Then let Maitland make a budget as soon as possible."

Marie smiled, hooked Francois' neck, and kissed him on the cheek. "By the way, I have another idea about the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The environment around the palace is not bad. You can take advantage of the crisp autumn weather and hold a banquet outdoors to celebrate the visit of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen."

François tonight, there is nothing to disapprove of.He smiled and said, "Great idea, then as soon as possible—"

Mary was in high spirits. "This will be a special banquet. I will use a lot of potatoes as the staple food. I will eat with you in public and in person. I also invite the surrounding residents, no matter nobles or commoners, to watch or taste."

She blinked. "I have the confidence to guide the chefs to make delicious dishes."

Salt-baked French fries, mashed potatoes with chicken sauce, potato omelets, roasted potato shreds with sausages, beef brisket stewed with potatoes, braised chicken nuggets with potatoes and carrots (it’s a pity that curry hasn’t spread to Western Europe, otherwise it would be more delicious) ...Recalling the potato feast in her previous life, Mary's saliva could literally flow down the floor.

The corners of Francois' eyebrows and eyes were full of tenderness. "Then, I think, it will be a particularly memorable feast."

Ten days later, Francois' "prophecy" really came true.The banquet at Holyrood was full of laughter and laughter.The monarch and his wife took the lead in feasting, and the nobles and commoners followed suit.The new crops are changing the dishes, and they are constantly being served on the table, and the fragrance is overflowing.Those who were lucky enough to eat it all looked amazed and praised the carefully cooked potatoes.

"Could it be the new fashion in France?!"

"That's amazing, is this really a potato?"

"I can't imagine it!"

“Delicious on earth!”

This was such a great success that Mary couldn't hold back her laughter all day.Francois was also delighted that his wife's efforts were rewarded.It was night, and the maids and servants were locked outside the bedroom door, and they guessed idly how the two people who were celebrating there were so emotional and tossing and tossing for half the night.

At noon the next day, the king and queen finally got up to eat, and they looked at each other from time to time, quite affectionately.It's a pity that two bad news came one after another, making their good mood disappear.

The first bad news: "Montmorency, commander-in-chief of the French royal family, died suddenly of illness."

Second bad news: "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England, announces that she is pregnant."

The author has something to say: I finally had a potato meal (^o^)/